June 14, 2016 2 Lebanon ministers resign over inefficiency The leader of a Lebanese Christian party says its two ministers are resigning from the Cabinet in protest over corruption and government inefficiency.
June 14, 2016 Vatican doctrine chief limits expectations for women deacons The head of the Vatican's doctrine office is suggesting little new will come from a study commissioned by Pope Francis into the role of women deacons.
June 14, 2016 UAE security court issues verdict in Muslim Brotherhood case A special security court in the United Arab Emirates has issued verdicts in a trial involving 15 Yemeni and four Emirati defendants accused of setting up a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.
June 14, 2016 Russia suggests postponing historical all-Orthodox meeting The Russian Orthodox Church is suggesting postponing a historic meeting of all of the world's Orthodox churches.
June 13, 2016 ISIS terrorists show a history of targeting gays with brutal public killings The Islamic State group, which on Monday called the Orlando mass shooter Omar Mateen 'one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America,' has a history of targeting gays with brutal public killings.
June 13, 2016 Pope calls delivery of weapons, not food a 'strange paradox' Pope Francis says it is a "strange paradox" that food often cannot get through to those suffering due to war but weapons can.
June 13, 2016 Bangladesh arrests over 5,300 in crackdown on extremists Authorities in Bangladesh are continuing a nationwide crackdown on thousands of criminal suspects to try and stop a growing wave of brutal attacks on minorities and activists in the country.
June 13, 2016 A personal quest to document IS massacre of Iraqi Yazidis The walls and even the windows of Bahzad Farhan Murad's office are covered with lists.
June 13, 2016 Pope slams culture of 'perfect' people shunning the disabled Pope Francis has decried the pursuit for perfect bodies, saying it leads to society hiding away the disabled to avoid offending sensibilities of what he terms "the privileged few." Francis celebrated Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Square dedicated to disabled people and their caregivers.
